Saturday, November 13, 2010

FAO helps its member countries reduce risks from pesticides while supporting
sustainable intensification of crop production and maintaining effective control of
transboundary pests and diseases. The Organization promotes safe management
of pesticides throughout their life cycle. The Rotterdam, Stockholm and Basel
conventions provide necessary tools for managing pesticides and other chemicals.
These instruments can be used even to protect citizens of poor countries.
Achieving synergies among these three conventions when implementing them at
the national level will improve national capacities to manage pesticides.
From FAO.